Zazzle Shop

Screen printing

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The Statue of Liberty Before It Was Green

Did it ever occur to you that the official greeter of New York, the Statue of Liberty, wasn’t always green? Constructed in Paris in the 1880′s, the statue was made with an exterior of untreated copper, which as many know from seeing old neglected pennies, slowly turns green over time through oxidation (not so the ones in your pocket as they are slowly polished through friction). The builders of the statue clearly knew that over time the lady would turn a dull green, but think of how it must have originally appeared as new immigrants arrived at Ellis Island, shining a warm welcome in the New York sun.

The image above, Photoshopped by Shaun Sanders over at Hipmunk, looks something like what the original would have.

Below: The statue under construction in Paris, France. It clearly shows a metallic, copper finish.



Image Source

Advertisement

Below: A diorama built by Frenchman Bartholdi in about 1880 depicts the statue under construction in its original color (probably a closer resemblance to the true copper hue).

Image Source

Below: Interestingly, the new de Young museum in San Francisco is slowly taking the same path towards a green future. The extremely modern building is sheathed in a copper facade which is already starting to show the signs of age. As planned, the museum will slowly blend in with it’s natural surroundings in Golden Gate Park.

Image Source


Image Source

Below: the walls of the de Young are perforated and textured to replicate the impression made by light filtering through a tree canopy. Here we see the walls transitioning to a black color which will then change to green.

Image Source

Via: twentytwowords.com

2 comments:

Unknown March 23, 2015 at 10:13 PM  

2015324li
thomas sabo
lululemon outlet
nfl jerseys
swarovski jewelry
hollister clothing store
jordan shoes
tiffany jewelry
swarovski crystal
true religion outlet
toms outlet
tods outlet
giuseppe zanotti sale
air jordan shoes
kobe 9 shoes
gucci handbags
ray ban sunglasses
michael kors canada
michael kors outlet online
ralph lauren
giuseppe zanotti outlet
air jordan shoes
gucci shoes
marc jacobs
cheap nba jerseys
pandora charms
louboutin shoes
polo ralph lauren
valentino sale
links of london jewellery
ray ban outlet

Unknown February 16, 2016 at 12:57 AM  

xiezepeng 16 02 16
ralph lauren outlet
ferragamo shoes
swarovski outlet
fitflops outlet sale
celine outlet online
nike free 5
chanel outlet store
oakley sunglasses
michael kors uk
coach handbags outlet
mulberry uk
michael kors handbags
rolex watches,rolex watches,swiss watches,watches for men,watches for women,omega watches,replica watches,rolex watches for sale,rolex replica,rolex watch,cartier watches,rolex submariner,fake rolex,rolex replica watches,replica rolex
nike outlet
discount ugg boots
uggs outlet
kate spade uk outlet
true religion outlet
rolex watches outlet
kate spade outlet
mizuno running shoes
lululemon pants
thomas sabo outlet
nike trainers
prada outlet
ugg boots on sale
air jordan 4
snow boots
longchamp handbags
oakley sunglasses canada
coach outlet
mlb jerseys
xiezepeng 16 02 16